Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 01/24/2010
- Missing From:
- Missing From Olney Springs, Colorado
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 03/06/1949 (75)
- Age:
- Age 60 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’9, 230 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description Unknown, but he usually wears a flannel shirt over a cotton shirt, jeans or work pants and work boots.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Graying brown hair, brown eyes. Richard has a gray beard and mustache. He may wear eyeglasses for reading. He has a speech impediment that may make him difficult to understand.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Richard disappeared in January 2010 after being seen in Olney Springs, Colorado. He’d just been rejected by someone he was romantically interested in and had plans to open a medical marijuana business. His family reported him missing that same month. There was a possible sighting of him in Wyoming several months later, but then he vanished completely. His car was later found abandoned in Colorado.
Six years later, his nephew, David, and uncle, John (David’s father), were arrested. David was charged with murdering Richard, hiding his body, and other related crimes. John was charged with helping to cover up the murder. Police think the murder was the result of a family argument. While there’s not much public information about the court case, everything points to Richard’s death being a result of foul play.
- Agency:
- Crowley County Sheriff’s Office 719-267-5263
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 01/24/2010